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Greetings from the rock capital of Australia (ducks chair thrown from Melbourne). A tele kit is in my near future. I am very keen on a thinline. The question I have. For a first build would I be better off building a slab first?
And on the thinline tele. Would routing out for a P90 in the neck position be any issue?
Thanks heaps in advance.
G’day mate! Judging by your opening line you’ll fit right in! Welcome to the fun house!
The Thinline kits are nice, and if that’s what you want to build, then go for it. We’ve had folks do jazz boxes as their first builds and had them turn out beautifully. I don’t see a Thinline should be any different.
I will need to leave it up to those that have built that kit to advise you on the P90, I’ve never fitted one so I can’t comment.
Cheers for the welcome. Been here 20 years. Audio engineer, known as a drummer here. Time to get back to guitar for a pet project. I've been surfing around these forums. This is an impressive community here. Some amazing creations. Tons of inspiration! Too many ideas! ;)
By this I am assuming that there won't be any stopping at just the one.Quote:
Originally Posted by 12thharmonic
Often when I've gained a new skill-set, it's a case of 'If I could have another go and do it better?'.
Here then is the ideal opportunity to do a 'dry run' on a slightly cheaper project to dial in some skills.
cheers, Mark.
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P.S. I'm not in any way affiliated with Pitbull or the sales dept. wink, wink.
https://www.pitbullguitars.com/shop/...ic-guitar-kit/
So I'm leaning on this one. Black hardware.
I am curious to any issues routing out for a p90 in the neck position. A DBT telly.
Also interested in colour burst on spalted top. Will the partialy rotted top handle the sanding.
Nice choice!!Quote:
Originally Posted by 12thharmonic
The veneers are generally around 0.5mm thick - think paper thin. The general consensus is to not sand these veneers as you run the risk of sanding straight through them.
Welcome to the forum 12thharmonic
Alright. After a little delay I am ordering my kit in the next week. Can’t wait.
Now there are new kits I see.
The Zebra is kind of interesting.
Too many options. I’ll probably go with the thin line.
Ponder the Zebra for guitar two.
welcome 12th, I've just finished a thinline tele, and I love it. I opened up the neck routing to take a humbucker, if you are goingto still use a pick guard, you can be less than accurate with the routing as the pickguard will cover it. Cutting the pick guard however, needs to be spot on.
Do not sand the veneer tops! Do your stainings then let your clear coats do the filling before sanding.
Editied to say I REALLY LOVE the thinline !
Hello! I'll be receiving my thinline Tele kit in the next couple of weeks. Like you this is my first build. As others have mentioned the veneer should not be sanded but should be checked for glue.
I'd suggest discussing the idea of a humbucker in the neck position with Adam. They might be able to do this modification in the factory. Be aware that any modifications will cause your kit to be delayed. I've been waiting about 10 weeks but feel it's entirely worth it to get exactly what I want.
FYI my mods include veneer on the headstock, an ebony fretboard and routed for the hybrid pickguard.
Just had a look at yours Deadman. Came up a beauty! Some serious inspiration there.
As for the p90 routing on mine. I will cheat here. I’m getting the pickup off a luthier mate. I’ll let him sort that so I can go no pick guard.
Black hardware thinking a blue or green stain top. Tru Oil.
Electronic mods I’ll take advice and ideas as I go.
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If you are using Tru Oil I’d suggest your, “...blue or green stain top.” Will turn out like a ‘green or green stain top.’ Tru Oil yellows pretty quickly with age and has a reputation here of turning blue guitars green. Something to consider from the get go.
So a funny thing happened. While chatting with a mate about this build. He chimes in. I’m building your guitar. And from mostly parts from a friend we lost last year. He built me this. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c3343bb835.jpg
A build is in my future. Not sure what yet.
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Nice job! Isn't great to have good friends helping each other :)
I have something similar on the go, 12 string Tele with JM pickup at the neck. Unfortunately I lost last year to house renovations BUT about to get back into it.
Now that's a good friend! If it sounds as nice as it looks, you got a winner.
I used to play at the Premier Hotel in Newcastle. Is it still going?
Where about's in the US do you hale from?
Cheers,
Mick
The Premier is still part of the Sunday pub crawl as far as I know. Played there heaps as well. The Kunt and the Wicko all still going.
And it does sound as nice as it looks. Solid ash. Heavy as a Les Paul. The fact that most of the parts come from my guitar tech friend who left this mortal coil and willed his gear to my mate who did the build.
I’ve named her Billy.
RIP Mr. Hibben.
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Oh and originally from New Jersey.
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It's great when a guitar has a backstory. Especially if it's value is measured memories.
I only asked about your origin because I'm from Boston. 22 years ago.
Easy coast represent!
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